DEMARCHE REGARDING NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES DELIVERED REF: A. STATE 048525 B. CAIRO 000975 Classified By: Counselor Catherine Hill-Herndon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). (S) We have informed the relevant Egyptian government authorities of the UNSC actions against three North Korean entities, shared the associated non-paper, and urged the necessary actions to be taken (ref A). To date there is no response. We will follow up and report back if we learn of any action that is taken. In addition, Treasury Under Secretary Levey was in Cairo on May 17 and asked Deputy Governor Hisham Ramez about the three entities. Ramez assured us that every UN list is implemented as soon as the Foreign Ministry obtains the information, implying that any assets held by these entities would be frozen (ref B). SCOBEY

DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND THE MANDATE OF THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR REF: STATE 55852 Classified By: Minister Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs William R. Stewart for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

H1N1 OUTBREAK SHUTS DOWN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 1.(SBU): The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced yesterday, June 8th, that two American students enrolled in summer courses at the American University in Cairo (AUC) tested positive for the H1N1 virus. The students, who arrived on different flights but were living in the same AUC dormitory, were subsequently hospitalized, treated and quarantined at a local hospital. They are recuperating in a dedicated H1N1 ward and expected to be released in the next 48 hours.

INFUENZA CONFERENCE REVIEWS VIRUS SITUATION IN EGYPT Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 1.(SBU)Summary: At the avian and human influenza strategic review workshop on June 22-23 in Cairo, the first ever lead by USAID, senior Ministry of Health (MOH) and Agriculture (MOA) officials, as well as representatives from UN agencies, the World Bank, and the Communication for Healthy Living Project, examined the H5N1 situation in Egypt and identified ways to improve prevention and control of the virus. Panel discussions also discussed the rapid emergence of the H1N1 virus and the potential implications which arise when in an H5N1 environment. End Summary. ------------------ Tracking the Virus ------------------